Jewish Servicemen's Sacrifice Plaque
Municipality/Province: Calgary, AB
Memorial number: 48007-001
Type: Brass plaque
Address: 4520 Crowchild Trail South West
Location: The Military Museums (formerly Museum of the Regiments)
GPS coordinates: Lat: 51.01360211875408 Long: -114.11604946815922
Submitted by: Deirdre Kraft
Erected by local Jewish servicemen, this plaque is dedicated to the memory of local Jewish war dead of the First and Second World Wars.
Inscription found on memorial
BELOW IS A TRIBUTE TO THOSE CALGARY & DISTRICT SERVICEMEN OF THE JEWISH FAITH WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN WORLD WARS I & II. THIS MEMORIAL WILL FOREVER ETCH THEIR NAMES IN OUR MEMORIES. IT IS IN THEIR HONOR WE DEDICATE THIS PLAQUE.
| 1914 - 1918 | ||
| HACKMAN, SAMUEL | ARMY | ZUIDEMA, SIMON |
| 1939 - 1945 | ||
| BELKIN, PAUL | RCAF | ISENSTEIN, SIMON |
| BESEN, SIMEON | ARMY | LAVINE, EDWARD |
| BERCUSON, BERNARD | RCAF | LAVINE, SOLOMAN |
| GREEN,CHARLES | RCAF | MARGOLIS, ALBERT |
| GUREVITCH, CECIl | RCAF | SMITH, LEO |
DURING WORLD WAR II, TEN PERCENT OF ALL JEWRY IN CANADA SERVED THEIR COUNTRY:
A TOTAL OF 16,883 10,235 ARMY 596 ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
5,889 R.C.A.F. 163 ALLIED FORCES
TOTAL CASUALTIES: 721 KILLED 208 WOUNDED 84 PRISONERS OF WAR
A TOTAL OF 196 WERE DECORATED FOR BRAVERY AND SERVICE
ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY
WE CANADIAN SERVICEMEN OF THE JEWISH FAITH TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE AND
HONOR FOR THE PART WE PLAYED IN A VICTORY THAT GAVE FREEDOM A CHANCE TO
BREATHE AND GROW IN LANDS LESS FORTUNATE THAN OUR OWN.
OUR BEST TRIBUTE LIES IN OUR LIVING AND WORKING FOR THE ETERNAL CAUSE
FOR WHICH SO MANY FOUGHT AND DIED.
THE TRUE PEACE BORN OF FREEDOM
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